Can heading and shaping machine.



A. CALLESGN.

CAN HEADING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLiCATION FILED DEC. 30, 19H.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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CAN HEADING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

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CAN HEADING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.30,19II.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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A. CALLESON.

CAN HEADING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30. I9II.

A. CALLESON.

CAN HEADING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30. 1911.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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A. CALLESDN.

CAN HEADING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30, I9II.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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AMOS CALLESON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. ASSIGNOR TO BENJAMIN ADRIANCE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CAN HEADING AND SHAPING MACHINE. l

Application filed December 30, 1911.

To a?! zlmm 'it m [1]/ concern Be it known that I, Anios Cauacsox, a. citizen otl the linited States. residing at lrooklyn` in the county of Kings and State of `Yew York. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can Heading and Shaping Machines. of which tbe following is a specitication.

This invention relates to machines for forming sheet metal and the like cans or other vessels and particularly to that class of machines wherein in a single organism means is employed whereby in cacb cycle of operation thereof a head may be attached, as b v seauiing. to one end of the vessel and some such shaping ot' the other end thereof etl'ected as the forming of a bead or the expanding or contracting of the said other end.

The object of the invention being to provide means for performing the operations named quickly. with increased facility and etliciency and in a way calculated to produce a superior product. the invention consists, first. in a novel combination of means for performing these two operations, second, in a novel means for performing the operation of `shaping tbe open end of a cylindrical body: and. third. in a novel mechanism for applying the power necessary to operate on a vessel or the like.

lu the accompanying drawings. illustrating one adaptation of the invention, Figures 1 and are views in elevation showing the machine from the frontv and rear sides thereof. respectively; Fig. 3 is a pian view ot' the machine. certain parts app aring in section and others broken away; Fig. 4 shows. partly in .side elevation and partly in section. the means for clamping the vessel` the seaming means operative on one end thereof and the means for shaping the other emi thereof` the vessel being shown in position: Fig. is a view partly in elevation and Fig. 5 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section. illustrating the parts for shaping the other end of the vessel (which also appears in this ligure) in their acting positions: Figs. l and 7 are a plan and front elevation, each partly in section, vof

the elevatory support for the vessel` certairr parts being removed: Flgs. S and 9 are, re-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

Serial No. 668,793.

Fig. 10 shows the sectional male die member in vertical section and a fragment of its actuating means in elevation; Figs. 11 and 12 are. respectively, a `sectional, and a plan view of the male die member; Fig. 13 is a plan view of a plate which overlies 'the male die member; and. Figs. 1-1 to 18 are views illustrating a modified form of means Whereby the male die member is controlled, Fig. 1&1 being a side elevation and Fig. 15 a front elevation thereof, the parts being in the idle position; Figs. 16 and 17 being side elevations showing the parts in the position they occupy after the cam has been clamped and7 respectively, before and after the male die member has been caused to cooperate with the female die member to shape the can; and, Fig. 18 being a horizontal seetional view on substantially the line y--y of Fig. 14.

The pedestal a having the .laterally projecting arms I), c and el; the rotary shaft e journaled in said pedestal and carrying at its inner end the bevel-pinions g and on its outer end the going part in the form of a loose pulley it; the rotary disk 21 having the rhub or sleeve journaled on the post 7c depending from the arm d; the cam-ring Z having the cams Z and Z and revolubly arranged on the disk the bevel gears m and n respectively fixed to the disk i and cam-ring Z and meshing with the pinions g and f; the chuck or upper member o for clamping the vessel in position while being operated upon, the same being secured to the postt; the pairs of levers p, g, the former being caused to follow' the general outline of the vessel being operated upon by virtue of its roller p running in a cam groove p (Fig. 4) and the latter (q) being pivoted in lever p and carrying at one end a seaming roller g and at the other end a roller Q adapted to be actuated by one of the cams Z', 2"; the clutch r controlled by a fork s on the rod t arranged to slide in the pedestal a longitudinally and parallel with shaft e and notched at u (Fig. 3); the pivoted spring actuated catch fr adapted to engage in said notch u and hold rod t in the position where =the clutch is closed and the spring w normally pulling rod t in the di- Lrection to release or open the clutch when,

at the end of each cycle of movement of the parts, the stud on which the roller g" of one vof the levers y is journaled trips the catch v,

are or may be all substantially the same in construction yand operation as the corresponding parts shown in U. S. Letters Patent No. 810,245, issued hJanuary 16th, 1906. In the presentinsta'nce, the vessel A to be operated upon (being a 'sheet metal can,

elliptical in plain) has oneI end B (its bottom) attached thereto by a double seaming operation, performed by the pairs of levers p, g and at the same time, or at least, as a part of the same operation has the edge thereof forming its' other end'turned inwardly slightly convergently (to'facilitate the application thereto of .',a slip-cover) and formed with an external bead or 'shoulder with which the edge of such cover coincides when the same is in place.

Proceeding now to describe the mecha;v

nism whereby the edge at the mouth of the can or vessel A is turned inwardly and the bead is formed, a: is a shaft or spindle sliding vertically in the arms b, c and provided the 'Continuons reeeSlS @KF-isf? ,9.)A ferm witli a forked arm y engaging a fin z on the pedestal a which prevents the shaft from turning; fixed to and surmounting this shaft is a head 2 (Figs. 6 and 7) which supports a sectionalmale die member 3 having alsurroundingvbead 4 and its parts or sections,

normally held collapsed or contracted by a spiral vspring 5 or other elastic device tted to a groove 6 'in the die member, and a sectional female die member 7 vhaving an v internal groove 8 coinciding and ,I natingH f with the bead 4 of the male die member.

trated by vertical slot-sill receiving screws A5 11 on the head wherebya late 121`is held superimposed nnen* theA inne die L member# Thepnrts or See'tions efthefemnle",dieJneInber' are nerrnelly-.heldepen er expnndedby spiral Springs "13 'enneejting the seet" relspeefivelyw'i..lfsuiteblefpeints in. the! eed 2, which. iS'reeeSSedat 14 fnrtheirreeeption? f Vffl .n'the oivenpssitionteftthe die twetilre',

1 sqileeze the intepesed edge-.Pennen l0f" 1'the dneethe desired bend fr Shoulder neen Seid.

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i are formed with l an internal convergent block secured te th pedestl' a ma ari l l shoulder 15 (Fig. 8) whose manner of oper- `ing flange 18 surrounding the head. The

plate 16 and the die member 7 are provided with coacting cam-faces 19 and 20 converging upwardly, so that when the plate is depressed the die member will be contracted. Depending from the flange yof the plate are the threadedrods or stirrups 21 which penetrate yokes 22 secured to the arm o of the pedestal, said yokes forming stops for the engagement therewith of collars 23 secured ad]ustably on the rods below said yokes. 'hen the shaft :n is elevated said shaft and the chuck -o form members for clamping ther` can A between thein,fthe mouth of the can having been previously introduced into the die, as described, and vits bottom-forming head'A B superimposedthereupon. As the shaft a: rises andbringsthe head B of the can against the chuck ,0,1 the collars 23 engage the stops affordedfby the yokes 22 and hold the plate lagainst further upward movement, so thatthe sections o f female die member are `wiped inwardly and said die member is contracted, the )'ertical pressure andthe radial pressure exerted onthe :can byf-the femaley die member at'its convergent shoulder 15, turning Vthe edgeat the mouth of the can inwardly,` convergently; l p v The' maleA die member is enpendediagainst the. tension of f its" spring` das follows:

Honsed in, theupper end 0f ,theisheft e *is vesteally movable Spindle` 24 Seated Pen n] Spiral Spring 25 nnd'having e eenijeal bend 26 reeeveld byl e eenieel recess' 127` in the meile die member, the' efnltignoua fa'eeS' ofthe' heid ,26 and `the reeess; 27t forming ee; sees rerginsdewnwnrdly! A iintifinn l 28 ipe trntelsthe ASpindle 24L and@ Sleevegehe "ertieellyen thei'lshnft e, the drin; the' Spindle and .Sleeve snugly-but 5 n' n, ableriizeracnuy the sus lof againsttnrning'. wb'eli 'im i e l1 0f' iithe Seeve, -being 1 Pressed Seme byserews .36.; t'pediin bell-erenk f lever 3.3 has its' necteiby @flink 37v (Figs mnlepijnasfmij a: Shaft 3a militie@ di) 1A rying a worm-wheel 41 (Fig. 2) meshing with a worm 42 on the shaft e. Upon each cycle of movement of the shaft 39 the bellcrank .lever completes one oscillatory movement andacting at that time to depress sleeve 29, and consequently spindle 24, it causes the male die to expand, whereby the bead `4 on the latter forces the interposed metal of the can into the groove 8 of the already contracted female die member, producing the bead or shoulderion the cam.

The control of the operations above described, so that they will all occur in a single cycle of the moving parts, is'eifected as follows: In a bracket 43 fixed to the pedestal is fulcrumed a lever or foot treadle 44 having a hump 45 and therefore including a cam, the said cam being engaged by a roller 46 journaled in the arm y and the said hump being adjoined, on the side thereof the nearer to the operating end'of the lever, by a recess 47 in which the roller rests in the idle position of the paits. lVhen the treadle is depressed, the shaft is raised, clamping the cam between the chuck and the head of the shaft and causing the contraction of the female die member. Pivotally connected to the lever is a rod 48 which penetrates one end of a bell crank lever 49 and carries a collar 50 adapted to abut against said arm; the other arm of the bell-crank lever has a slot 51 receiving a pin 52 on the rod t. The movement imparted to the rod 48 by the lever 44 is of greater amplitude than the movement allowed the portion of lever 49 which is penetrated by the rod, wherefore a cushioned lost-motion of the rod with respect to the lever 49 when the parts are returned from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1 is permitted by a spiral spring 53 coiled about the rod between the lever 49 and a collar 54 on the end of the rod.

As in the patent aforesaid, so in the present instance, a brake-band 55 is attached at one end of the pedestal a and at the other end to the lever 49, surrounding the disk z' and stopping its rotation immediately upon cutting olf the power.

Operation: The pulley k is supposed to be rotated continuously by a suitable belt. In the position of the parts shown in Fig. 1, the clutch is open, disk z' being stationary and shaft :v depressed, its roller 46 resting in the recess 47 of treadle 44. The can a, with its superimposed head, is introduced into the die structure, as described. The treadle is now depressed, which operation raises-the shaft a: andeifectuates the clamping of the can and the contraction .or

squeezing action of the female die member,

accompanied by the forming of the bead in and the turning in ofthe edge of the mouth of the can. When collar 50 moves bell-crank lever 49 in the raising of lever 48 resulting from depressing the treadle, the lever l rod t to the left in Fig. 1 until it is caught and held against return by the catch e, 1n v at the mouth of the can, this operation oc-l curring while the shaft is positively supported on the hump 45 of the lever in direct line with the lever fulcrum.

lWhen the diskz' has performed one complete cycle of rotation, the catch v is tripped and releases rod t which, under the pull of spring w, returns to its original position, opening the clutch and moving lever'49, so that the brake-band 55 operates to stop immediately the operations attendant upon the rotation of shaft e the return movement of lever 49 shifts the treadle lever sutliciently so that its hump passes from beneath the roller 46, whereupon the weight of shaft :L' and the parts it carries completes the return movement of the lever involving lostmotion between parts 48 and 49 and taken up by the spring 53. The parts having now all resumed their initial positions, the die is open and the can maybe removed.

In Figs. 14 to 18, the mechanism comprising parts a', c', z", 2', 16', 2l', 23', 29'` 31', 38 and 39 is or may be all substantially the same as the mechanism comprising the corresponding parts a, c, z', m, 2, 16, 21, 23, 29, 31, 38 and 39 already described.

In guideways 54 formed on the pedestal by the strips 55 is arranged to move vertically a slide 56 having a rigid projecting fork 57 which bears against the underside of the head 2 on shaft mi. A rock-shaft 58 is journaled in the fork 57 and forms the fulcrum for a lever one arm 59 of which is forked and stands interposed between the fork 57 andthe collar or nut 31 and the other arm.60 of which bears against the grooved periphery of a roller 61 on the crank-pin 38. In the idle position, the slide will be substantially in the position shown in Fig. 14. When the treadle is depressed and raises shaft the slide is elevated..correspondingly, (F ig.. 16)... .The can being now clamped, upon shaft 39 rotating the crank-pin 38', the lever is turned on its fulcrum; causing-arm 59 of the lever to forge 1 downward the collar 31 so that the male die member (controlled from 31') is made to coact with the female die member in the manner already described (Fig. 17). A

spring 62 connecting the fork 57 with the arm of the lever. returns said arm into engagement ivith the fork as soon as lthe pressure yon the lever is relieved, and when the trcadle is returned to its rest position, the slide and the parts it carries resume the position shown in Fig. `1-1. f

Ilaving thus fully described lily invention, ivhat l claim as new and desire t'o secure by Letters latent isz- 1. ln mimbination. the trame, means for clamping the vessel including a chuck and :i plunger movable .toward the chuck. means. inovabh` aronml the chuck. for operating on the chuck-end o'l`.tlic vessel. a die-meinber carried b v. and having expansion and contraction movements radially of the thrust-lim` ol. the plunger. and means. relatively to which said plunger and die-member are movable toward tlie'cliuckand. engageable bv thel die-memlwr during such movement. l'or ell'ccting one ol' said radial movements of the die-member.substantially as described. e

2. ln combination. the frame. ar plunger `movable therein. a contractible female diemcmber carried b v the plunger. a die-menibcractuating` member carried b v the plunger aml movable against the/frame. one ol' said members having a cam-surface. imi'iingible by the other.- and disposed obli |uel-v to the thrust line of the plunger. an expausble male,dic-member carried b v the plunger within the female die-member. and means for expanding the maledic-member, substantially as dcsci'ibed.

2. ln combination. tlie.l'ra|nc. a plunger movable. therein. cxpansible and contractible dic` members coactive with each other to grip the. opposite faces ol the edge portion ol` the can and carried-bv and movable (with the plunger. means. movablewith the plunger and also rclativel thereto independently of said die. member but. having'its movement with the. plunger limited b v the frame. for mcving one die member toward lthe other, aml means for thereupon moving the other die member toward the already-moved first-- named die member.'substantially as described. l p

4. ln combination` the frame. a plunger movable therein. a vcsscl-inclosing contractible die-member carried by the plunger. a

vcssel-incloscd cxpaiisible dic-member also carried b v the plunger. means. movable with the plunger laitl'imited in'such movement bv the trame. for actuating one of said diemembcrs. and means for acti'uiting the other lic-member. substantially' as' described.

. ln combination \vitli the traine. clainp-"` ing members for thevssel adapted resiiectivelv to reccivcfthe vessel ends. oneof said membersl vbeing naiv-able, andy including squeezing mechanism.. and means. movable with the movable clamping member but havtion of the vessel upon the clamping of the `vessel b v the clamping members, substantially as described.

7. ln combination. with the frame. a container support including means. movable on the support. for operating on the container, an actuating part for said means exerting pressure thereon toward the support. and means. comprising a. thrust-resisting member movable into supporting relation to said support and adapted to assume the thrust .imparted thereto b v said part. l'or ctl'ecting the pressure-cxcrting movement of .said part. subst-antiall as described.

S. ln combination. the frame. a support movable in the t'rame. means to operate on the container carried bv the support. :ictuating mechanism. and mechanism. comprising a part movable ivith the support and having its movement with the support limitedv` b v the. trame. for transmitting actuation to said meaiis from the actuating mechanisin. substantially as described.

fl. ln combination. the frai'nc. a support movable in'tlie'frame. means to operate on the container carried by the support. actuating mechanism. aiid mechanism. comprising a lever slidingly inovablcavitli' the support. l'or transmitting` actuation' to said means from the actuating mechanism.v .substantially as described. e

10, In combination. the frame. a support movable in the frame. means to operate on the container carried by the siippoi't,'aetil ating mechanism. and mechanism comprising a lever and a shifting supporting inein- .ber for the lever engaging the frame. for

transmitting actuation to said means from the actuating mechanism. substantiall)l as described.

1l. ln combination. the frame. :i support. movable in the frame. means to operate on the container carried b v the support. 'actuating mcchanism, and mechanism. comp I ingjcoacting parts mo 'able'vvith Athesappy-t.' l

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for transmitting actuation to 'said i'i from the actuating mechanism..oneof said parts bearing against said supportand:the Y' other actuatingvsaid Imeans and beii ated b v the actuating mechanism, tiallv. as described.

i 1'2. lncombination,

ier 'afctuhaar l the'franie. aV support movable in the frame, means. to operate on the container carried by the support, actuating mechanism, and mechanism, comprising coacting parts movable with the support, for transmitting actuation to said means from the actuating mechanism, one of said parts bearing against said support and the frame and the other actuating said means and being actuated by the actuating mechanism, substantially as described.

13. In combination, the frame, a plunger movable therein, expansible and contractible die members coactive with eachother to grip the edge-portion of the can and carried by and movable with the plunger, means, relatively to which said plunger and die members are movable and engageableby one of said die members during such movement, for effecting the movement of the latter die member toward the other die member, and means for thereupon moving said other die member toward the already-moved rstnamed die-member, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AMOS CALLESON.

Witnesses:

W. C. HORN, LOUIS F. STUMPF. 

